Central Telegraph Building
The Moscow Central Telegraph, located at Tverskaya Street, 7, is a building in the style of rational modernism, transitioning from Art Nouveau to constructivism.
In the 18th century, this site was home to the Trubetskoy…
The Hunters' Estate in Yakovka
In the Kolpnyansky district lies a castle that combines elements of Gothic, Classicism, and Modernism. In the village of Yakovka, this unusual structure with a tower is called the Hunters' Castle. Although it once made t…
Old Believers' Organized Crime Group in the Urals
About ten years ago, the whole country learned about the Krasnodar organized crime group "Tsapkovskie," which was involved in murders, banditry, and racketeering. Unfortunately, similar cases had occurred before. A vivid…
Sheremetev Estate Glazunovo
Eight versts from Mtsensk, on the left bank of the Zusha River, lies the ancient village of Glazunovo, named after its former owner. Its oldest part was called Chichinovka, where the volost administration was located, an…
Shatilov Estate in Mokhovo
The Shatilov estate, located in the village of Mokhovo in the Novoderevenkovsky district of the Oryol region, was built in the 17th-19th centuries. This architectural ensemble includes the manager's house, the Church of …
The Estate of Countess Monjene in Crimea
The central region of Russia is sometimes called the land of abandoned estates, but Crimea has its own "ruins" as well. The neo-Gothic estate of Countess Anna Fyodorovna Monjene stands out in particular. The house resemb…
N.V. Dydykin's Workshop Museum in Palekh
Nikolai Vasilyevich Dydykin, sculptor and restorer, honored artist of the RSFSR, was born on December 30, 1894, into a family of hereditary Palekh icon painters. In 1920, he studied at the agit-sculpture courses in Mosco…
Shorin Estate
At the entrance to Gorokhovets on the M7 highway stands an impressive green house in the style of wooden modernism, which belonged to merchant Mikhail Ivanovich Shorin. It is impossible to miss!
The Shorin family made a…
P.D. Korin House Museum in Palekh
In 1974, the P.D. Korin House Museum was opened in Palekh, dedicated to the people's artist of the USSR, laureate of the Lenin and State Prizes, and academician of painting. Pavel Korin is known as an outstanding portrai…
Church of the Prophet Elijah in Paleh
The cemetery church in the name of the prophet Elijah in Paleh has existed since ancient times and was originally wooden. In 1790, it was built of brick, covered with shingles and green tiles on the dome. Later, the roof…
